Geography 1111l quiz 1       September 27 1999
 

1.    What’s the difference between a great circle and a small circle?   (Be sure to explain what these two things are in your answer).
 
 

2. If your starting location is 35 ° N and 60 ° E, and you move 90 °S and 90 °W, what will your new location’s coordinates be?
 
 

3. What are the coordinates of the antipode of Caribou Island, Ontario (47 ° N,  85 °W)?
 
 

4. Using the graph provided here, tell me what the insolation amount is at the top of the atmosphere above Athens (33 °N 83 °W) today.
 
 

5. What’s the name of the event that occurs on the longest day of the year in Athens?
 
 
 

6. If you’re at 13 °N , and the sun’s declination (from the analemma) is found to be 12 °N, what will the position of the sun be at solar noon?
 
 
 

7. What’s the name of the event that occurs on the day when all days are of equal length everywhere on earth?